Shooting Pictures in Landscape Mode with a Canon EOS Rebel T3 Series Camera

Landscape mode on the Canon Rebel T3 and T3i, designed for capturing scenic vistas, city skylines, and other large-scale subjects, produces a large depth of field. As a result, objects both close to the camera and at a distance appear sharply focused.

Like Portrait mode, Landscape mode achieves the greater depth of field by manipulating the aperture (f-stop) setting. Consequently, the extent to which the camera can succeed in keeping everything in sharp focus depends on your lens and on the available light.

Drive mode: The default setting is Single, which records one image for each press of the shutter button. As with the other scene modes, you can switch to the Self-Timer: 10 Sec/Remote Control or Self-Timer: Continuous drive mode.

Flash: The built-in flash is disabled, which is typically no big deal. Because of its limited range, the built-in flash is of little use when shooting most landscapes, anyway. But for some still-life shots, such as of a statue at close range, a flash may prove helpful.

Autofocusing: As with Portrait mode, Landscape mode uses One-Shot autofocusing; focus locks when you press the shutter button halfway. Focus usually is set on the nearest object that falls under one of the nine autofocus points.